Jeremiah 2:5

The Passion Translation

He declares to you: “What did your ancestors find wrong with me that they would run so far away from me? They left me to follow worthless idols and themselves became worthless!

Cross References

Isaiah 29:13

This is what the Lord says about these people: “They come near to me with hollow words and honor me superficially with their lips; all the while their hearts run far away from me! Their worship is nothing more than man-made rules.

Isaiah 44:9

Idol-makers amount to nothing, and the things they treasure can do no one any good. They are witnesses with blind eyes who know nothing; they will be disgraced.

Isaiah 46:12

“Listen to me, you stubborn ones who are far from righteousness.

Jeremiah 10:8

What wisdom could they glean from a block of wood? They are foolish blockheads, one and all.

Jeremiah 12:2

You plant them like trees that take root; they spread their branches and bear fruit. They talk like they know you, but their affections are so far from you.

Jeremiah 14:22

Can any of the false gods of foreign nations give us rain? Can the skies by themselves give showers? Only you can, O  Yahweh, our God! So, we place all our hope in you, for only you accomplish all these things.

Jeremiah 2:31

“O people of this generation, see the word of Yahweh: Have I been like a wilderness to Israel or a dangerous land full of gloom? Then why do my people say, ‘We’re free to do as we want, and we have no intention of returning to serve you anymore.’

Jeremiah 2:4

Jacob’s tribes, listen! Every clan of Israel, listen to the words of Yahweh.

Jeremiah 8:19

Listen! I hear my beloved people crying out in despair throughout the land: “Is Yahweh no longer in Zion? Is her King not dwelling within her?” “So why have they provoked me to anger with their carved images and with their foreign, phony gods?”

Ezekiel 11:15

“Son of man, the people living in Jerusalem are talking about you, your close relatives, and all the people of Israel. They are saying that the people in exile are away from Yahweh. ‘This country was given to us as our possession!’

Ezekiel 14:5

And in this way I hope to capture the hearts of the people of Israel who have all been estranged because of all their idols.’

Matthew 15:8

These people honor me only with their words, for their hearts are so very distant from me.

Acts 14:15

“People, what are you doing? We’re only weak human beings like everyone else. This is why we’ve come to tell you the good news, so that you would turn away from these worthless myths and turn to the living God. He is the Creator of all things: the earth, the heavens, the sea, and everything they contain.

Romans 1:21

Throughout human history the fingerprints of God were upon them, yet they refused to honor him as God or even be thankful for his kindness. Instead, they entertained corrupt and foolish thoughts about what God was like. This left them with nothing but misguided hearts, steeped in moral darkness.